Despicable Me 2 (2013)
More minions. More despicable.
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 26 June 2013 |
| Genre | Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction |
| Director | Pierre Coffin |
| Starring | Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Benjamin Bratt |
| Runtime | 98 min |
| Rated | PG |
| Scores | IMDb 7.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.7/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 75% · Metacritic 62/100 · TMDB users 7.0/10 |
| Budget | $76 million |
| Box office | $971 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Despicable Me 2 is a 98-minute animated comedy where a reformed villain joins a government agency to fight a new threat. Pierre Coffin directs a film that leans heavily on the chaos of the Minions, giving them more screen time and louder voices than the humans. The humor relies on physical slapstick and rapid-fire gags rather than complex character development. It is a loud, colorful affair that prioritizes visual chaos over narrative depth. The tagline promises more despicable behavior, and it delivers exactly that.
What the critics said
Critics found the sequel charming, though perhaps less unique than the original. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 75% approval rating based on 184 reviews as of January 2026. Metacritic assigns it a 62 out of 100, which signals generally favorable reception. Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger called it "a sequel which actually improves on the original." Not everyone was convinced. Peter Hartlaub noted the film lacks a cohesive story, a gap that becomes apparent once the immediate laughs fade.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $76 million. The worldwide take was $971 million. That gap is where the real story lives. In the United States and Canada, it earned $368 million, a figure that makes the accounting look less like magic and more like arithmetic. On TMDB, users give it a 7 out of 10. IMDb users, as of September 2017, rated it 7.4/10. For a sequel, the numbers suggest the audience did the math quickly.
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Sources
- Despicable Me 2 on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q637212 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Despicable Me 2” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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